Past thirty day period the Marinette County Board of supervisors authorised contributing $43,900 to the Metropolis of Marinette in direction of the obtain of a new 24 ft search and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be in a position to use the airboat. However, at yesterday’s County Board assembly a movement was introduced forth by Supervisor Allen to rethink action taken by the County board to transfer the $43,900 to the Metropolis of Marinette for order of the Airboat. Considering the fact that the Metropolis of Marinette has recently allotted $500 per employee for COVID-19 vaccinations using ARPA funds when they could have made use of their ARPA funds toward the funding of the airboat as a substitute of asking the County for funding. County Administrator John Lefebvre claims, “the Metropolis of Marinette acquired $1.1 million in ARPA funding.”
Supervisor Ken Keller suggests, “there is a purpose why the metropolis is searching for participation in the purchasing of the airboat.”
Immediately after a lengthy dialogue, the board voted, and it arrived in at 14 in favor of the airboat to 13 not in favor. The envisioned supply day of the airboat is mid-January.